SAMPLE PAPER PT - 2

SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Grade: 09 Time: 3 Hrs.
Max. Marks: 80

Instructions:
1. The Question Paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is
expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 2 marks each.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.
7. Section E consists of 3 case-based units of assessments of 4 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1-20
Q. Questions Marks
No
1 A car travels along the route PQRST in 30 minutes. 1

What is the average speed of the car?

A. 10km/ hour B. 20km/ hour C. 30km/ hour D. 60km/ hour

2 A boy is sitting on a merry-go-round which is moving with a constant speed of 10 ms-1. This 1
means that the boy is :
A. At rest
B. In acceleration motion
C. Moving with no acceleration
D. Moving with uniform velocity

3 A car moves at a constant acceleration of + 5 m/s2. This means that the car: 1
A. increases its speed by 5 m/s every second.
B. decreases its speed by 5 m/s every second.
C. is in uniform motion.
D. moves 5 meters every second.
4 The relations between speed (v), wavelength (λ) and the frequency (f) of sound- 1
A. λ= v X f
B. v= λ X f
 C. f= λ X v
D. v= λ / f

5 A mechanical wave can propagate 1

A. Through a gas
B. without a material medium
C. through a liquid.
D. Both (A) and (C)

6 In the case of transverse waves the particles of a medium vibrate: 1

A. In the direction of wave propagation
B. Opposite the direction of wave propagation
C. At the right angles to the direction of wave propagation
D. None of the above
A form of matter that has no fixed shape but it has a fixed volume. An example of this type matter 1
7. is
a) Krypton
b) Kerosene
c) Carbon steel
d) Carbon dioxide
8. Which of the following property of matter is explained in the given experiment? 1

a) The particles of matter are very tiny.

b) The particles of matter have space between them.
c) The particles of matter are continuously moving.
d) The particles of matter attract each other.
9. Which of the following substance has a particle size of 0.12 nm in diameter? 1
a) Colloid.
b) Suspension.
c) True solution.
d) Precipitate.
10. Vinegar is used as a condiment to add flavour or as a preservative, as in pickling. 1
Identify the solute and solvent in Vinegar

a) Acetic acid is solute and water is the solvent.

b) Water is solute and Acetic acid is the solvent.
c) Ascorbic acid is solute and water is the solvent.
d) Water is solute and ascorbic acid is the solvent.
11 The graph below represents the solubility of various salts at different temperatures. 1

Which salt is the least soluble at 90 °C?

a) Potassium chlorate
b) Sodium chloride
c) Potassium iodide
d) Sodium nitrate
12. 1
What is the primary function of the cell membrane?

a. To store genetic information

b. To produce energy
c. To control the movement of substances in and out of the cell
d. To synthesize proteins
13 Disease resistant plants can be produced by 1

a. use of antibiotics

b .genetic modification

c. hybridisation

d. both (b) and (c)

14 Organic farmers are prohibited from using ? 1

a. Fertilizers

b. Pesticides
 c. Growth Hormones

d. All of the above

15 The diagram shows a fetus attached by the placenta to the uterus wall of the 1
mother. Uterus wall fetus placenta By which process do all substances pass
between the fetus and the mother in the placenta?

a.diffusion

b. nutrition

c. osmosis

d. respiration

16 Which cell organelle is involved in having it’s own DNA and ribosomes? 1
a. Lysosome
b.ER
c. Golgi
d. Plastids

Question number 17 to 20 consist of two statements- Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions
selecting the appropriate option given below.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

17 Assertion (A): The speedometer of a car measure the instantaneous speed of the car. 1
Reason (R): Average speed is equal to the total distance covered by an object divided by the total
time taken.

18 Assertion: Displacement of an object may be zero even if the distance covered by it is not zero. 1
Reason: Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final position.

19 Assertion: Milk and soil is not pure substances. 1

Reason: Substance which made up of only one constituent is called pure substance. Soft drink and
soil are made up of more than one constituent hence it comes under mixture.
20 Assertion (A): Each organelle has a specific function in the cell. 1

Reason(R): An organ is a group of tissues which perform a similar function.

SECTION B
Q. No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.
21. A motorcyclist moving with a speed of 10 m/s, saw a puppy standing on the road 25 m ahead. He 2
applies brake and manages to stop the motorcycle just before it reaches the puppy. What must be
the deceleration of the motorcycle?

22 2
The audible range of frequency is 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Determine the corresponding range of time-
periods of vibrations.

23 Temperature is one of the factors responsible for change in state of matter. What happens to the 2
particles of gas when temperature decreases?
24 6 g of urea was dissolved in 500 g of water. Calculate the percentage by mass of urea in the solution. 2
OR
Calculate the concentration in terms of mass by volume percentage of the solution containing, 3 g of
potassium chloride in 75 ml of potassium chloride (KCl) solution.

25. Define membrane biogenesis. Write two difference between SER and RER 2

26 Describe structural and functional similarities between mitochondria and chloroplasts. 2

OR
Discuss how biotechnology can be used to reduce vulnerability to environmental
stresses. Why is it important ?

SECTION C
Q. No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.
27 a. If the depth of the sea is 1.125 km, what is the time taken for the reflected sound to reach the 3
sonar? (velocity of sound in water is 1500 m s–1)
OR
b. Observe the diagram given and answer the questions.

What will be the distance and

displacement when an object travels from
a) A to B
b) A to C

28 A sound wave has a frequency 2 kHz and wavelength 40 cm. How long will it take to travel 1.6 3
km?

29 If the temperature of gas is measures at intervals as it is cooled, the gas changes its state and the
temperature is plotted on a graph against time a cooling curve is obtained. The figure given below
shows the cooling curve of substance X.
a. Identify the state of matter substance X at A, B, C, D and E.
b. Identify the process by which a substance undergoes a change from liquid to gas when
heated.
30 i) Aerated drinks also known as carbonated beverages are considered as type of liquid solution. 3
From the diagram below, identify the states of labels a to d.

ii) The two components of a solution are the solvent and the solute.
Complete the following table
Solution Solute Solvent
Soda water
Brass

iii) Differentiate between physical change and chemical change.

31 Fig shows transverse section of a leaf, showing the upper and lower surfaces. 3

(i) Name the component of which cell wall is made up of?

..........................................................................................................

(ii) What are the organelles called which is exclusively found in plant cells? Explain its
structure.
32 3

In spite of some opinions GM crops are a method of crop varietal improvement.

According to you write three reasons why GM modified crops are beneficial.

OR

Define both the process of cell division.

33 Differentiate between fertilisers and manures. 3

SECTION D
Q. No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34. i. A group of students took an old shoe box and covered it with a black paper from all sides. 5
They fixed a source of light (a torch) at one end of the box by making a hole in it and made
another hole on the other side to view the light. They placed a milk sample contained in a
beaker/tumbler in the box as shown in the figure. They were amazed to see that milk taken
in the tumbler was illuminated. They tried the same activity by taking a salt solution but
found that light simply passed through it.

(a) Explain why the milk sample was illuminated. Name the phenomenon involved.
(b) Explain why the same results were not observed with a salt solution.
ii. Explain why particles of a colloidal solution do not settle down when left undisturbed, while
in the case of a suspension they do
iii. Give two methods to liquefy atmospheric gases.
OR

i. On heating a substance, it was observed that the temperature remains constant during its
melting point. Explain why this happens with relevant reasoning.
ii. Temperature can be expressed in three important scales. These are the Celsius scale (0C),
Fahrenheit scale (0F), and Kelvin scale (K). The Kelvin scale is often used to express the
temperature in scientific data. Ram and Arun studied different temperature scales. From the
following data, whose answer is correct? If answers are incorrect calculate the correct values.
(Show your working)
Temperature Arun Ram
247 K 52 0C -26 0C
-67 0C 206 K 340
iii. How can you change a saturated solution to an unsaturated solution without adding any
more solvent to it?
35 i)The graph below shows a journey made by a family in a car between Preston, Formby and 5
Liverpool and back to Preston.
 Study the graph and then answer the following questions:
a) What time did the family arrive in Liverpool and for how long did they stay there?
b) What is the distance travelled –
i) from Formby to Liverpool ii) for the whole journey?
c) Which part of the journey was the car travelling with maximum speed? Calculate
the value of speed in this part.
d) What is the average speed of the whole journey?

OR

ii) Differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves

Represent graphically two separate diagrams in each case:

(a)Two sound waves having the same amplitude but different frequencies.
(b)Two sound waves having the same frequency but different amplitudes.
(c) Two sound waves having different amplitudes and also different wavelengths
36 The diagram below shows a single alveolus. 5

Gas exchange between the alveolus andthe blood in the capillary occurs through the wall of
the alveolus.
 Answer the following questions using information from the alveolus diagram above and your
own knowledge.
a. Name and explain the process by which gas exchange occurs.
b. Describe the process of gaseous exchange in a cell.
SECTION E
Q. No. 37 to 39 case-based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts. Internal choice is provided in
one of these sub-parts.

37. The minimum temperature at which a solid melt to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is 4
called its melting point. The energy supplied by heat overcomes the forces of attraction between the
particles. The particles leave their fixed positions and start moving more freely. A stage is reached
when the solid melts and is converted to a liquid. The temperature of the system does not change
after the melting point is reached, till all the ice melts.
a) Express the melting point of ice and boiling point of water in the Kelvin scale.
b) What are changes observed in the molecular arrangement of melting of ice?
c) Differentiate between dry ice and ice

OR

c) Differentiate between concentrated solutions and dilute solutions.

38 Answer the following using the given velocity-time graph: 4

a) During which part of the journey was the car moving fastest?
b) During which part of the journey did the car has greatest acceleration?
c) Calculate the acceleration between the points D and E.
OR
c) Calculate the distance travelled by the car in first 20 s.

39 Imagine you are a research scientist working for a leading agricultural research institute. Your 4
team has been tasked with improving wheat crop varieties to enhance their resilience to
changing environmental conditions and pests. You have access to cutting-edge biotechnology
and breeding techniques, as well as a wealth of historical data onwheat production in your
region. The goal is to develop wheat varieties that can thrive in a changing climate while
maintaining high yields and nutritional quality.
a. What key factors ( any two) should your research team consider when selecting traits
to prioritize in the development of improved wheat varieties?
b. In the context of global food security, analyze how your research and the
 resultingwheat varieties could have broader implications for addressing the
challenges of feeding a growing world population.
c. Describe the strategies your team might employ to incorporate genetic diversity into
the breeding program.
OR
c. How can you ensure that the resulting wheat varieties are resilient and adaptable to a
range of growing conditions? (any two)

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